This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 400 - 28: A Lifetime of Peace

Chapter 400: Chapter 28: A Lifetime of Peace

“It just gazed at me dumbly, and after a while, it stretched out its tongue and gently licked my hand.

Its tongue even had barbs, but its movements were so gentle that it wasn’t painful; it tickled.”

Qiu Shiyin continued, “In that moment, I knew I absolutely couldn’t bring myself to kill it with my own hands.”

“I picked it up, threw it back onto the bed, then turned around and left the room.

Although I couldn’t bring myself to kill it, I knew in my heart if the little monster grew up, it would definitely become terrifying.

Because it carried the strong scent of Netherworld Death Qi, just like those Origin Demons.

So, I decided to let it starve to death in the room.”

“As I was leaving, the little monster continuously made pitiful cries toward me, as if it were crying, begging me not to leave.

I held back, held back from looking back.

Because I knew if I looked back and saw its eyes again, I might soften my heart and change my mind,” said Qiu Shiyin calmly.

“You eventually changed your mind, didn’t you?” Ji Chuan asked.

Giving Ji Chuan a glance with her watery eyes, Qiu Shiyin said, “Why would you think that?”

“Because you are that kind of person,” this time, Ji Chuan didn’t move his gaze away, but met Qiu Shiyin’s eyes filled with complex emotions, “someone who would give up her own life for these children, how could you let your own brother die in that room, right?”

Under Ji Chuan’s intense gaze, Qiu Shiyin lowered her eyelids, avoiding Ji Chuan’s stare, and continued, “Dad passed away soon after mom became pregnant with the little monster, having fallen severely ill. Mom also passed away from the birth of the little monster. The little monster was my only family left…

I buried mom and, after handling everything, I returned home three days later.

Three days later, when I returned home, I thought for sure that the little monster must have died by now.

I opened the bedroom door, and the little monster was lying motionless on the bed, its eyes tightly closed, without a sound.

I placed my finger under its nose; it no longer breathed.”

Saying this, Qiu Shiyin laughed inexplicably, “Tell me if it’s not strange; it was clearly my ruthless decision to just let it starve to death, but when I found it truly dead, I inexplicably felt terrible.”

“I thought for a long time and finally decided to bury it with mother.

Mom surely wouldn’t mind her child being a little monster.

That way, the little monster would have someone to love it in the Netherworld, and it could also complain to mom about this sister,” she explained.

“I picked it up, but just then, it suddenly moved and subsequently opened its eyes, those large yellow eyes that were surprisingly big albeit lifeless.

The little monster saw me, and like before, stretched out its tongue to lick my hand, its vacant eyes filled with joy.

It raised its ugly head at me, constantly calling out as if coyly; its cry wasn’t pleasant and was very weak, yet it was soft and utterly harmless.”

“This foolish thing didn’t know that the sister it saw in me never treated it like a brother and was even ready to starve it to death,” Qiu Shiyin’s voice began to choke up, “It was then, in my eyes, it suddenly wasn’t ugly anymore.

I rubbed its head, and it squinted its eyes, looking quite content as it consciously rubbed its head in my palms, just like a puppy begging for affection.”

“If it were you, what would you do, would you kill your own brother?” Qiu Shiyin suddenly asked back, “Even if it looks like a monster.”

Ji Chuan was stunned, silent for a long time, pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head, “I wouldn’t.”

Receiving the answer, Qiu Shiyin again concealed her gaze in the shadows, slowly saying, “I lost the desire to kill it, I decided to keep it for the time being.

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It was born with sharp teeth, capable of eating meat, so it grew quickly in size, becoming as big as a seven or eight-year-old child in less than half a month.”

“Not only could it walk by itself, but it also possessed immense strength; it was hard to imagine what this little demon would become in a few years—a terrifying existence.”

At this point, Qiu Shiyin shook her head again, “Perhaps it was because of those three days spent almost dying alone in the room that left a shadow in its heart.

That’s why it was particularly clingy to me. Whenever it couldn’t see me, it would become frantic. It was so strong that after it had demolished the house once or twice, I dared not leave its sight.”

“It looked too frightening. The neighbors around were all scared it would hurt someone and wanted to report to the Cultivator in the clan to kill the little demon.

I went door to door with it and gifts, assuring the neighbors that it was well-behaved and would not harm anyone.

With my repeated assurances, the neighbors reluctantly agreed not to report to the Cultivator in the clan, but they made it clear to me that if the little demon showed any inclination to harm people, they would immediately report and have it eliminated.”

“I told the little demon that it was forbidden from throwing tantrums or hurting anyone. If it ever hurt someone, I would not want it anymore and would throw it out so that it could never see me again.”

At this, Qiu Shiyin’s face revealed a faint, gentle smile, “The little demon was very scared, clenching tightly at the corner of my clothes, gurgling with its big eyes, calling out mournfully as if to tell me that it would definitely not hurt anyone and pleaded with me not to throw it away.”

“I patted its head and promised it that as long as it didn’t fight with others or hurt anyone, no matter what happened, I would never abandon it.”

“Upon receiving my promise, the little demon smiled foolishly at me for a long time.”

Ji Chuan fell silent.

Now, Qiu Shiyin no longer had the little demon by her side.

Although Ji Chuan didn’t know what had happened afterward, he knew it must not have been anything good.

Qiu Shiyin continued, “I practiced the Mining Technique, responsible for the family’s mineral vein inspection tasks, frequently searching for the Origin Stones in the veins.

The little demon was too attached to me. The first time I went out to the mines and couldn’t bring it along, I asked it to wait for me obediently at home.

That day, it was also raining heavily.

When I returned, I saw the little demon standing at the doorstep, unaware to take shelter from the rain, soaking wet.

The moment it saw me, it immediately let out a pitiful cry, scrambling and tumbling to my feet, tightly clutching at my pant leg.

Turns out, the fool had been waiting at the doorstep for me to return home ever since I left…

I had never named the little demon because I knew that once I named it, it meant that I truly acknowledged it as my brother.

Although I had already thought so in my heart…..”

“That was until one time, the little demon came out of a mine, dirty and excited, running up to me and cheerfully calling. There was joy in its yellow eyes.

In its hands, it held an Origin Stone.”

“This fool,” Qiu Shiyin said in a tone that was both helpless and doting, “thought that I kept looking for these stones because I liked them.

So, when it found an Origin Stone, it quickly offered it to me as if presenting a treasure.

Looking at its eyes full of joy and anticipation, I knew it was hoping I would be happy.

So, I decided…”

“From then on, no matter what the little demon turned into, it would be my brother.

I told the little demon that from now on, its name would be Qiu Ning, Ning as in peaceful.”

“I hope it could live a peaceful and trouble-free life.”

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